Object Details Author Stewart, Gary 1944- Contents Prologue: a mighty sound: Mobutu and the musicians, 1997 -- Difficult delivery: Bowane, Leopold II, Stanley, Brazza, Kamba, Feruzi, and Wendo, 1946 ...

For Congo, the name shared by two neighbouring countries, is synonymous with music, especially the growth and development of the rhumba beat that has kept the continent entertained for decades.

When you look at Congolese music the question that comes into mind is whether it ever reached its full potential and whether it is a reflection of what Congo as a country has become.

Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage in the Ivory Coast in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the private morgue where his body was taken.

"The Ghosts Are Returning" is a musical performance connecting past and present. It tells the story of seven pygmy skeletons brought to Europe from Congo in the 1950s by a Swiss doctor. The ...